This document lists numerous resources for PTSD support including support groups that can be located through Veteran's Affairs, the National Alliance for Mental Illness, or About.com's Trauma Resource page. It also provides websites and phone numbers for organizations such as the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for PTSD, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and the Veteran's Affairs health benefits service center that offer additional support and information for those dealing with PTSD.
1. PTSD RESOURCES
PTSD support groups can be located through Veteran’s Affairs, National Alliance for Mental
Illness, or About.com’s Trauma Resource page:
http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&webtag=ab-ptsd
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA): www.adaa.org
Blast Injury: www.dvbic.org/blastinjurty.html
Center for Mental Health Locator: www.mentalhealth.samsha.gov/databases
“Families in the Military” – www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/families_in_the_military
“Homecoming: Dealing with Changes and Expectations” –
www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/homecoming-after-deployment.asp
Job Accommodation Network: www.jan.wvu.edu
National Center for PTSD: www.ncptsd.va.gov or www.ncptsd.org
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: www.niaaa.nij.gov/faq/faq.htm
National Mental Health Hotline: 1.800.969.NMHA (6642)
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness: 1.800.444.7415
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1.800.273.TALK (8255)
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH): 1.800.795.5486
SAMSHA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 1.800.662.HELP (4357)
Stanford University Center for Excellence in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders:
www.med.standford.edu/school/psychiatry/coe/
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator: http://findtreatment.samsha.gov/
Su Familia (Office of Minority Health Resources): 1.866.783.2645
Veteran Affairs Health Benefits Service Center: 1.877.222.VETS or 1.800.827.1000
Veteran Center’s National Number: 1.800.905.4675
Veteran’s Affairs Services: www.va.gov